Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1918
A flyer for William Hartley, the Labor Party candidate for Kurilpa
This is a list of candidates who stood for the 1918 Queensland state election. The election was held on 16 March 1918.
The main parties in the election were the Labor Party, led by Premier T. J. Ryan and the Nationalist Party, led by Leader of the Opposition Edward Macartney.
By-elections
- On 18 August 1915, George Pollock (Labor) replaced William Hamilton (Labor) as the member for Gregory after the latter's appointment to the Queensland Legislative Council on 10 July 1915.
- On 1 April 1916, Thomas Wilson (Labor) replaced David Bowman (Labor) as the member for Fortitude Valley after the latter's death on 25 February 1916.
- On 31 March 1917, David Weir (Labor) replaced Alfred Jones (Labor) as the member for Maryborough after the latter's appointment to the Queensland Legislative Council on 15 February 1917.
- On 12 May 1917, Frank Forde (Labor) replaced John Adamson (Labor/Independent) as the member for Rockhampton after the latter's resignation to run for the Australian Senate on 21 March 1917.
Retiring Members
Nationalist
Candidates
Sitting members at the time of the election are shown in bold text.
| Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Nationalist candidate | Other candidate(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert | Nationalist | William Lawson | John Appel | |
| Aubigny | Nationalist | James Desmond | Arthur Edward Moore | |
| Balonne | Labor | Edward Land | David Roberts | |
| Barcoo | Labor | T. J. Ryan | Henry Buchanan | |
| Bowen | Labor | Charles Collins | John Mann | |
| Bremer | Labor | Frank Cooper | Edwin Little | |
| Brisbane | Labor | Mick Kirwan | Norman Worrall | |
| Bulimba | Labor | Hugh McMinn | Walter Barnes | Joseph Marconi |
| Bundaberg | Labor | George Barber | William Foster | |
| Buranda | Labor | John Huxham | William Sparkes | |
| Burke | Independent | Darby Riordan | William Murphy | |
| Burnett | Nationalist | Joseph Warmington | Bernard Corser | |
| Burrum | Nationalist | Albert Whitford | Colin Rankin | |
| Cairns | Labor | William McCormack | William Griffin | |
| Carnarvon | Nationalist | Randolph Bedford | Donald Gunn | |
| Charters Towers | Labor | William Wellington | Robert Williams | |
| Chillagoe | Labor | Ted Theodore | William Worley | |
| Cook | Labor | Harry Ryan | Walter Anderson | |
| Cooroora | Nationalist | Hector Spratt | Harry Walker | |
| Cunningham | Independent | John Alfred Moir | James Purcell | Francis Grayson |
| Dalby | Nationalist | Austin McKeon | William Vowles | |
| Drayton | Nationalist | Michael Alke | William Bebbington | |
| Eacham | Labor | William Gillies | William Sloan | |
| East Toowoomba | Nationalist | James MacDougall | Robert Roberts | |
| Enoggera | Labor | William Field Lloyd | William Wright | |
| Fassifern | Nationalist | Joseph Sweeney | Ernest Bell | |
| Fitzroy | Labor | Harry Hartley | Kenneth Grant | |
| Flinders | Labor | John Mullan | William Little | |
| Fortitude Valley | Labor | Thomas Wilson | Bernard Revenall-Holland | |
| Gregory | Labor | George Pollock | Eric Anning | |
| Gympie | Labor | Thomas Dunstan | Alexander Glasgow | |
| Herbert | Labor | William Lennon | Hedley Gelston | Ralph Johnson |
| Ipswich | Labor | David Gledson | James Blair | |
| Ithaca | Labor | John Gilday | John Morton | |
| Kennedy | Labor | James O'Sullivan | Andrew McIlwraith Taylor | |
| Keppel | Labor | James Larcombe | William Thompson | |
| Kurilpa | Labor | William Hartley | James Fry | |
| Leichhardt | Labor | Herbert Hardacre | William Smout | |
| Lockyer | Nationalist | Robert Butler | William Armstrong | |
| Logan | Nationalist | Alfred James | Reginald King | |
| Mackay | Labor | William Forgan Smith | William Manning | |
| Maranoa | Labor | John McEwan Hunter | Robert Swan | |
| Maree | Labor | William Bertram | Victor Cross | Pearce Douglas |
| Maryborough | Labor | David Weir | Charles Stewart McGhie | |
| Merthyr | Labor | Peter McLachlan | Peter MacGregor | |
| Mirani | Nationalist | Maurice Hynes | Edward Swayne | |
| Mitchell | Labor | John Payne | Alfred Watts | |
| Mount Morgan | Labor | James Stopford | Alexander Cameron | |
| Mundingburra | Labor | Thomas Foley | Charles Pennger | |
| Murilla | Nationalist | John Durkin | Godfrey Morgan | |
| Murrumba | Nationalist | Arthur Sampson | Richard Warren | Benjamin H. White |
| Musgrave | Labor | Thomas Armfield | John White | |
| Nanango | Nationalist | Walter Burton | Robert Hodge | |
| Normanby | Labor | Jens Peterson | Harry Hill | |
| Nundah | Nationalist | Sid Cook | Hubert Sizer | |
| Oxley | Labor | Thomas Llewellyn Jones | Cecil Elphinstone | |
| Paddington | Labor | John Fihelly | John Adamson | |
| Pittsworth | Independent | James Mahony | David Edwards | Percy Bayley Donald Mackintosh |
| Port Curtis | Labor | George Carter | John Kessell | |
| Queenton | Labor | Vern Winstanley | Alfred Daking-Smith | William Morgan |
| Rockhampton | Labor | Frank Forde | John George Egerton | |
| Rosewood | Ministerial | William Cooper | Harry Stevens | |
| South Brisbane | Labor | Edgar Free | Albert Harte | |
| Stanley | Nationalist | Bill Hefferan | Henry Plantagenet Somerset | Duncan Watson |
| Toombul | Nationalist | Alexander McDonald | Andrew Lang Petrie | |
| Toowong | Nationalist | William McCosker | Edward Macartney | |
| Toowoomba | Nationalist | Frank Brennan | James Tolmie | |
| Townsville | Labor | Daniel Ryan | Hedley Gelston | |
| Warrego | Labor | Harry Coyne | Jerry Tamblyn | |
| Warwick | Nationalist | David Swiss-Davies | George Barnes | |
| Wide Bay | Nationalist | Andrew Thompson | Charles Booker | |
| Windsor | Labor | Herbert McPhail | Charles Taylor |
See also
- Queensland state election, 1918
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1915–1918
- Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1918–1920
- List of political parties in Australia
References
- Hughes, Colin A.; Graham, B. D. (1976). Voting for the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1890-1964. Canberra: Australian National University. ISBN 0-7081-0301-4.
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